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Court okay’s FHFA $6.4 billion suit against UBS

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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USA
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April 23 2013

We previously reported on the lawsuit the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") filed against the Swiss bank, UBS, for securities violations based

What matters: A review of 2011 and 2012

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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USA
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April 1 2013

As you know, the last two years have seen a somewhat improved, but by no means robust, business climate. At the same time, structural shifts in the

Federal rules effective dates

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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December 17 2012

Joint Final Rule - Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Securities and Exchange Commission

CFTC division issues no-action letter impacting mortgage REITs

Jones Day
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USA
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December 11 2012

On December 7, 2012, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (the "Division") of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued CFTC Letter No. 12-44 (the "Letter"

Financial services legislative and regulatory update - November 19, 2012

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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November 19 2012

Now that the election is behind us the focus in Washington has shifted to the fiscal cliff, with the President and Congressional leaders meeting at the end of the week after both sides publicly floated their opening negotiating positions

Financial industry developments

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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USA
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October 15 2012

On October 11, the CFTC issued a “no-action” letter to ASF and SIFMA with respect to the funds being treated as commodity pool under CFTC regulations and the Commodities Exchange Act

Can we be classmates?

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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USA
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September 11 2012

On September 6, the Second Circuit expanded class standing in a mortgage-backed securities class action suit for alleged misrepresentations in a shelf registration statement

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) releases lending limit rules

Hogan Lovells
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USA
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July 5 2012

On June 21, 2012, the OCC published in the Federal Register an interim final rule on lending limits for certain credit exposures to derivatives and securities financing transactions